Bloomberg Terminals

aid: bloomberg-terminals
name: Bloomberg Terminals
description: Bloomberg Terminals (Bloomberg Professional Service) are financial software
  systems providing real-time financial market data, news, analytics, and trading
  capabilities to financial professionals worldwide. The Terminal offers access to
  over 35,000 different data types for financial instruments globally, integrated
  analytics, messaging, and the Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI) for programmatic data
  access.
type: Index
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bloomberg-terminals/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Terminal
- Bloomberg Professional
- Market Data
- Financial Data
- Trading
- Analytics
- Bloomberg
apis:
- aid: bloomberg-terminals:blpapi
  name: Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI)
  description: The Bloomberg Open API provides programmatic access to data available
    in the Bloomberg Terminal including real-time prices, reference data, historical
    data, news, and analytics. SDKs for C++, Java, Python, C#/.NET, and Perl.
  humanURL: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
  baseURL: blpapi://localhost:8194
  tags:
  - BLPAPI
  - Market Data
  - Real-Time
  - Terminal API
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://bloomberg.github.io/blpapi-docs/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/bloomberg/blpapi-node
  - type: SDK
    url: https://pypi.org/project/blpapi/
    title: Python SDK
- aid: bloomberg-terminals:bloomberg-anywhere-api
  name: Bloomberg Anywhere
  description: Remote access service extending Bloomberg Terminal functionality to
    any internet-connected device. Provides authentication and secure remote access
    to Terminal data, analytics, and messaging.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/bloomberg-anywhere/
  baseURL: https://bba.bloomberg.net
  tags:
  - Remote Access
  - Mobile
  - Anywhere
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/bloomberg-anywhere/
- aid: bloomberg-terminals:bloomberg-launchpad
  name: Bloomberg Launchpad
  description: Customizable Bloomberg Terminal display consisting of smaller panels
    for monitoring multiple securities, markets, and data streams simultaneously.
    Supports custom configurations for different workflow types.
  humanURL: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/bloomberg-terminal/
  baseURL: blpapi://localhost:8194
  tags:
  - Launchpad
  - Terminal Dashboard
  - Monitoring
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/bloomberg-terminal/
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.bloomberg.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/bloomberg
- type: SDK
  url: https://pypi.org/project/blpapi/
  title: Python SDK (blpapi)
- type: SDK
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/blpapi
  title: Node.js SDK
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/notices/tos/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Real-Time Market Data
    description: Live prices, quotes, and market data for 35,000+ data types globally.
  - name: Reference Data
    description: Static and semi-static security attributes, corporate actions, and
      fundamentals.
  - name: Historical Data
    description: Historical pricing, volume, and analytics data.
  - name: Bloomberg Analytics
    description: Fixed income, equity, and derivatives analytics functions.
  - name: Bloomberg IB Messaging
    description: Secure messaging for the Bloomberg professional community.
  - name: Bloomberg Anywhere
    description: Remote and mobile access to Terminal capabilities.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Trading
    description: Monitor markets and execute trades using Terminal data and analytics.
  - name: Research
    description: Conduct fundamental and quantitative research using Bloomberg data.
  - name: Risk Management
    description: Monitor and manage portfolio risk using Terminal analytics.
  - name: Fixed Income Analysis
    description: Analyze bonds and credit using Bloomberg fixed income functions.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]